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Ruzgaila

RUZGÁILA

Etymology

Cf. Rozgáila (see). Maybe a compound surname from *Rus-pity. Sand's Russian origin is unclear - for him, cf. lit. rùsas „kas kūrena ugnį“, rusénti „pamažu degti, smilkti; lėtai bėgti, eiti, tursenti“ (LKŽ XI 1014), rùsinti „kurstyti, deginti; judinti, krutinti“ ¹. Unfortunately, see Bargáila.

Feminine FORMS

Ruzgailienė / Ruzgailaitė

Pronunciation

/rʊ¹ˈzɡɑˑɪlɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 1017.